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JANUARY 2012: Private Sector Bias Charges Hit All-Time High

2011 Issues

JANUARY: OSHA’s Distracted Driving Initiative
FEBRUARY: Supreme Court Upholds EEOC's Retailiation Reach
MARCH: US Labor Department Lawsuit Recovers $780,000 in Back Wages and Liquidated Damages
APRIL: Levi Strauss Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million in Overtime Back Wages to Nearly 600 Employees
MAY: US Labor Department Secures Court Ruling Requiring Henry’s Turkey Service to pay $1.76 Million to Workers
JUNE: Justice Department Reaches Americans with Disabilities Act Settlement with Wells Fargo
JULY: Bank of the West to Pay $48,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Bias Hiring Lawsuit
AUGUST: Labor Department Files Complaint against Cheese Producer for Discriminating against minority Applicants
SEPTEMBER: American Laser Centers to Pay $125,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit By EEOC
OCTOBER: Termination of the CLASS Program from the PPACA
NOVEMBER: OSHA cites Pet Food Production and Packaging Company for 23 Health and Safety Violations
DECEMBER: Health Insurer Charging Unreasonable Rate Increases

2010 Issues

JANUARY: OSHA Fines Printing Company Nearly $160,000 for Workplace Safety and Health Hazards
FEBRUARY: Court Approves $6.2 Million Distribution in EEOC v. Sears Disability Settlement
MARCH: Les Schwab Tire Centers Agrees to Pay to Settle Hiring Discrimination Case Involving Females
APRIL: US Dept. of Labor Resolves Case for $500,000 in Civil Money Penalties for Child Labor Violations
MAY: OSHA will Require Safety Training to be Offered in a Language Workers Understand
JUNE: US Labor Department Publishes Rule Requiring Posting of Employee Rights
JULY: US Department of Labor Clarifies FMLA Definition of Son and Daugther
AUGUST: Mercury Air Centers to Pay $600,000 for National Origin, Race and Sex Harassment in EEOC Suit
SEPTEMBER: Department-Wide Regulatory and Enforcement Strategies
OCTOBER: Glenn O. Hawbaker Will Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
NOVEMBER: EEOC Issues Final GINA rules
DECEMBER: Denver Hotel Management Company to Pay $105,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

As Seen in ASCnet Quarterly		Soft Market or Gimmick? (pdf) By Stephen Hamilton, CWCA Vice President, Account Executive/Producer
		Commerical Insurance Services Conducts Seminar on Workers Compensation Expenses to Full House
		Eight Major Mistakes (Or, What Not to Do When Workers' Compensation Rates Drop)
		Information, updates, and results from OSHA about safety and health in America's workplaces.

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